You can see a rare huge ship that seems to be floating in the air off the coast of Etajima in Hiroshima Prefecture.
This ship is a work ship for installing offshore wind power generation facilities.
With a total length of 142 meters and a width of 50 meters, it is one of the largest offshore wind power generation work vessels in the world. above the surface of the water.
She can work in waters up to 65 meters deep.
Since the beginning of this month, maneuvering training has been conducted on the coast of Koyo, Etajima-cho, Etajima City, and on the 14th, she lowered her legs toward the seabed at around 10:00 am and started jacking up at around 4:30 pm. .
The hull was lifted to a height of about 4 meters from the sea level in about 5 minutes.
The ship will conduct pilot training on the coast of Etajima until mid-March, and will start construction of an offshore wind farm off the coast of Toyama Prefecture from April.
Hideo Imamura, Chief Manager of Shimizu Corporation's Corporate Communications Department, said, "It's rare to have the opportunity to see one of the world's largest ships, so I'd like you to come and see it. As offshore wind power generation facilities are being built one after another in Japan. And if there is a large work boat, the construction period can be shortened, so I think there are high expectations for this boat.”